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adjective

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Recent Examples of braggart
Adjective
Be sociable with everyone and see the braggarts less often. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023 Mullin, a former CEO who is heralded as an undefeated Mixed-Martial-Arts champ through all three contests he’s joined, has been a braggart on social media about it after the union boss called him a fraud in a tweet. Philip Elliott, Time, 29 June 2023 Imagine if the generative AI was programmed to be a braggart. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023 Yet, while there are more Texans than Alaskans, there have always been far more non-Texans, many of whom are very open to any excuse to poke fun at a state long known for its braggarts. David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for braggart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braggart
Noun
  • The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
  • The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
Adjective
  • Murray showed his roots casually while Kanye was apocalyptically boastful.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • Undeterred, Newsom has continued his boastful ways.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • The men were very egotistical in this film and no one really showed up.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • In the upcoming film, Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • The story itself is stripped to bone and sinew: a sleepy New England beach town that wants tourist dollars more than truth, an invisible killer in plain water, and three men — one scared sheriff, one cocky scientist, one Ahab of a fisherman — set adrift to settle nature’s score.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
  • The Pacers—athletic, young, clever, cocky guys with vibes like the youngest brother in a rich exurban family—answered with pesky defense and an approach to basketball that more nearly approximated a sprint-heavy peewee track meet.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • That's a pretty large power and torque bump compared to the outgoing A5 Sportback, in part thanks to a new variable geometry turbocharger that replaces the old twin-scroll blower.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
  • Boat safety tips Boating experts stress that boaters must open their engine compartment and turn on the blower fan before starting a boat.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • There’s a whole new tone and dynamism to LinkedIn: more human, less not-so-humble brag.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Archetypal playboy Eddie Irvine has always loved a humble brag, renowned for accumulating a long list boys toys assets after following a successful F1 career.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Ditto his distinctive appearance, trumped only by a persuasive smile that conveyed an innocence and friendliness somewhat at odds with his braggadocio tales and hedonistic tendencies.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • The news was an opportunity for Gov. Gavin Newsom to exercise his penchant for braggadocio.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 May 2025

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“Braggart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braggart. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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